James Maddison marked his return from an injury with the start of the 13th minute for Tottenham against Manchester United On Sunday – and the former Red Devils captain Gary Neville were unimpressed when the visitors defended.
The playmaker Maddison was committed when goalkeeper Andre Onana only had Parry Lucas Bergvall’s crazy journey in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
“The defense of United was pressed too closely,” Neville told Sky Sports. “Onana pushed it into a dangerous area. (Matthijs) de Ligt, (Harry) Maguire and the rest of them were static. “
James Maddison uses injuries when he returned! 🎯 pic.twitter.com/59q1dg5mod
– Sky Sports Premier League (@Skysportspl) February 16, 2025
Tottenham against Manchester United: Garnacho Blunders
The strikers Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojlund were both denied by goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario before Maddison struck.
Garnacho asked shortly after his team fell back and raised a shot over the bar after Bruno Fernandes had threaded a pass on the feet in the room within the box.
On-Loan Bayern Munich striker Mathys Tel threatened a second for Spurs and pulled a rescue from Onana after finding himself from his son Heung-Min.
The winners of the game between two of the strongest below -average sides of the competition of this season are documented in the 12th grade Top flight.
United has not beaten Tottenham in the last five attempts and lost 3-0 at Old Trafford at the first league meetings of the teams of the season.
The average age of the Manchester United Bench to face Spurs … consisting of eight teenagers and Victor Lindelöf! 🤯📊 pic.twitter.com/anl9ni2a5w
– Sky Sports Premier League (@Skysportspl) February 16, 2025
James Maddison statistics
Maddison contributed eight goals and three templates in 16 Premier League starts this season, which makes the susceptibility of the 28-year-old for injuries for the Manager Verzecoglou for injuries.
On January 23, the former English midfielder scored a goal in the German Club Hoffenheim in the 3-2 victory in Tottenham in the Europa League in Tottenham and then missed five games in all competitions with a calf pollution.
His degree against United Maddison brought 10 goals and six templates in 32 games in 2024, with the Spurs of once defeated in the Premier League, in which Europa League and the FA Cup.
Maddison had never achieved United in his career in 12 earlier encounters, although he registered two templates against her for the former club Leicester City.
